The Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, triumphs again with this murderously tricky whodunit brilliantly brought to the screen by French director Rene Clair.
Ten strangers are invited to a weekend getaway at a lonely mansion, only to find that their unknown host wants them all dead. One by one, the guests begin to die, ominously playing out the words to the famous Ten Little Indians nursery rhyme, which ends with the line "And then there were none."
Clair captures the mood of Agatha Christie's world of mystery perfectly, with thrills, chills, and humor all mixed together. The cast is excellent, including such screen favorites as Barry Fitzgerald and Walter Huston. And Richard Hadyn, who would later become known as Max in The Sound of Music, makes an appearance as the rather bungling butler.
A delightful and intriguing movie filled with murder and mystery at its best!
Ten strangers are invited to a weekend getaway at a lonely mansion, only to find that their unknown host wants them all dead. One by one, the guests begin to die, ominously playing out the words to the famous Ten Little Indians nursery rhyme, which ends with the line "And then there were none."
Clair captures the mood of Agatha Christie's world of mystery perfectly, with thrills, chills, and humor all mixed together. The cast is excellent, including such screen favorites as Barry Fitzgerald and Walter Huston. And Richard Hadyn, who would later become known as Max in The Sound of Music, makes an appearance as the rather bungling butler.
A delightful and intriguing movie filled with murder and mystery at its best!